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- H. L- GREVE MAILING wgursn Filed Jan. 9. 1924 ATTORNEY Patented June 23, 1925.

warren STATES HERNIAN L. GBEVE, OF BROGKLYN, NE'VV YC'BK, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL I/ZAIL- were PATENT 0mm.

LNG TUBE AND WRAPPER COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW.YOR-K,

MAILING WRAPPER.

Application filed. January 9, 1924. Serial No. 685,142.

To all whom it may 0mm..-

Be it known that HERMAN L. Gnnvn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the count of Kings and State of New York, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mailing TVra-ppers, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to mailing wrappers and cartons.

The object of my invention is to provide a mailing wrapper or carton which is adapted to hold plants with or without their pots, and in fixed relation to the wrapper so that the plant will not be shifted within the wrapper in transit or fall out of the wrapper when the same is unwrapped.

A. further object is to provide a wrapper in which the means provided for holding the plant from shifting is made in such form as to lie flat on the surface of the wrapper so that the. wrappers may be shipped in quantity and occupy practically no more space than they would occupy without the plant holder.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of the specifications Figure 1 is a plan view of the wrapper as it appears when ready for mailing.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the wrapper, disclosing a plant held therein by the plant holding means.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the plant hold-er attached to a wrapper in the positive relative thereto as generally constructed.

Figure i is a cross-sectional view showing the plant holder held in the wrapper and holding a flower pot in position ready to be inclosed by the v-Jrapper.

Figure 5 is an end view of the portions illustrated in Figure a.

A indicates the wrapper, which comprises a card board portion A and a paper sheet ll which is bothlonger and wider than the card-board portion so that the card-board portion may be rolled, into cylindrical form together with the paper and-enclosed by the paper portion, the ends of which are tucked into the open ends of the cylinderwhen formed and serve as a closure therefor as well known in this art. C indicates the holder which I prefer to make of paper, preferably of tough fibre and waterproof.

ca-ted to provide two tabs C'.b -t1vely, in each of which is formed a hole This holder is preferably formed as illustrated 1111 Figure 3,;hav1ng one end bifurrespec- D--D respectively, and a larger opening E through which the stems F of the plants may project. G indicates a small flowerpot or it might be a paper bag enclosing the bulbs or roots of the plant. The strip G is fastened to the wrapper by metal fasteners H ll, etc., and is also provided with a bifurcated metal fastening means I, indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3, which is used t-o hold the tab ends C C in position over the pot G as illustrated in Figure 2, the ends II' respectively being passed through the holes DD which are brought together, the tabs resting one above the other and the metal ends l'-I being bent over the tab ends as shown to hold them together and thus firmly hold the pet from shifting. A The waterproof wrapper is the subject of a pending application and is therefore not claimed in this application except in combination with the holder. It is obvious that more than one holder may be attached to the wrapper to provide holding means for a number of plants if desired, and that other things than plants may be held in position by the holding means.

Having'thus described my invention I claim as new 1. A mailing wrapper for plants comprising a sheet of material adapted to be rolled into cylindrical form and adjustable around the plant, and means attached to said sheet adapted to embrace a portion of the plant and hold it from shifting relative to the wrapper.

2. A mailing wrapper comprising a sheet of material adapted to be rolled into cylindrical form and means attached to said sheet adapted to embrace and hold an article from shifting relative to the wrapper, said means comprising a bifureatec band provided with an opening at the junction of the bifurcated portions and means for holding the ends of the bifurcated portions to the opposite'ends of said first'named means.

8. A mailing wrapper comprising a sheet of material adapted to be rolled into cylindrical form and means attached to said sheet adapted to embrace and hold an article from shifting relative to the wrapper, said means comprising a bifurcated band provided with an opening at the junction of the bifurcated portions and means for holding the ends of the bifurcated portions in superimposed relation and to the opposite end of said first named means.

4. A mailing Wrapper for plants comprising a sheet of material adapted to be rolled into cylindrical form, and means attached to said sheet adapted to embrace and hold an article such as a flowerpot with a plant having stems, from shifting relative to the wrapper, said means comprising a sheet, the ends of which may be I brought together, and means for connecting said ends.

5. A mailing wrapper for plants comprising a sheet of material adapted to he rolled into cylindrical form, and means attached to said sheet adapted toembrace and hold an article such as a flower pot with aplant having stems, from shifting relative'to the wrapper, said means comprising ;a sheet, the ends of which may be brought together, and means for connecting said ends together in detachable relation.

Signed at Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 20th day of December, A. D., 1923.

HERMAN L. GREVE.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH M. DAY, ALICE B. HALLAM. 

